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[grimmig]

"You've reached Jim. 'Fraid my hands are otherwise occupied. Leave a message."

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[unpuzzling]

He tells me little.

[Which says much but says nothing at all. Sherlock isn't very fond of the man who shares his name. For all his arrogance, he isn't keen on the fact that someone might see his time as being too valuable to be applied toward assisting someone. The fact that he doesn't seem keen to jump to the opportunity to work with an equally brilliant mind leaves Sherlock unimpressed with him.

They could use one another as a valuable resource, an insight to different worlds and experiences. Instead, they do not. It's disappointing.

He imagines Moriarty will put it together. In some ways, the pair of them could be a difficult foe to deal with, but alone, they are limited. They have clarity, certainly, but they are not exercising what they could. He imagines his Moriarty will be aware of that, at least, and she does know how to tape into available resources.

The man he's speaking to will undoubtedly be seen as one of them.]

But thankfully, you are a very good storyteller, aren't you?

video. so sorry for the delay oh boy

[grimmig]

[ the smile that spreads is cool and cold and oh the joys of that, the joys of being the one left to spin the yarn (and if Sherlock doesn't know, if Sherlock Holmes doesn't know the stories of Sherlock Holmes the chances are high few others do and isn't that wonderful, isn't that just so perfectly useful to know?) teeth glimpse through lips and Jim Moriarty is a dangerous man and a magic man a craftsman but above all else he's his own man and gently, gently, he drifts his way back into his own scene.

the ball's in play, but there's no telling when he'll take his serve. ]

I am. I'm quite exquisite.

[ did you want to hear it, dear? you'll have to say please. ]

video.

[unpuzzling]

[Ah, of course; of course he relishes the opportunity to speak about the other Holmes. But it is through this that Sherlock believes he will at least come to understand some way of approaching matters. He will, at least, understand the nature of their relationship. What is it that makes them behave the way they do? How do they stand? He can see so much already, but a story spun can tell a lot—as long as you do not ignore the source.

Sherlock personally does not believe that stories stand alone outside of the mind of the author. He does not believe that they should be left open to interpretation. There is always a hand involved. But the hand itself can change. Words and meaning can change, and in some way, that is what makes human nature so fascinating, so engaging. It's what makes it something that he must figure out.

That personal touch.

But he refuses to say please. Sherlock is not a man of manners.]

Well, do go on.

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[grimmig]

[well, if you won't ask nicely...

Jim makes a little face, mouth downturned and sad and vaguely apologetic.] It's a long story and I've had a stressful time, new world and all. I'll save it for another day. Suffice it to say you won't find a better fairytale. It's got its hero, its villain, its supporting cast of ants, and the twists are something phenomenal.

I wrote it, so when [if] it [ever] comes time for telling I hope you'll enjoy. No - I know you will.

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[unpuzzling]

John Watson is a blogger. I believe I'll have to go with the version crafted for a wider audience.

[It's a way of taunting him. To show that he is able to exhibit closeness of some kind. It is not only meeting him, and he is not one to turn his back on opportunities for information.]

I would wish you well in settling in, but I don't care.

video.

[grimmig]

[it earns him a shift in Jim's face, a death in expression and a twitch of his upper lip, some sneer not quite followed through. fine. if you're going to be like that.]

Goodbye then.